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This month I started getting a small check from social security for $163 that I thought would help me with my FIFTEEN medical bills I'm trying to pay. However, the government cut my retirement check by $345! I'm hurting financially--not to mention hurting from my neck down to my feet. I'm on four medications that I need, but I will probably have to stop some of them due to not having the money to pay for them. I canceled a blood test I was supposed to have, and canceled my next doctor's appointment. I just can't afford it. I will also be looking for a doctor closer to me because of the cost of gas. My present one is a half hour drive from me.

My health is fast deteriorating, and I'm spending more and more time with doctors and in hospitals. I owe over $12,000 in medical bills, and that is after insurance. I can't tithe unless I let my bills go to do it, and I don't have that kind of faith.

Hi brother,

I will definitely be praying for you in these matters.

I can definitely sympathize with you on the medical bills and health problems. My current medical bills are not quite as high as yours but they were up there above $40,000.00 at one time and they are starting to go back up again.

Some suggestions on the meds if you haven't already checked it out. There are a number of ways to get your meds if you don't have sufficient insurance to cover them. I have had to use a combination of these methods in order to get mine as if I don't have them I wouldn't last for long. As you probably alreday know there are pharmacies that now sell $4.00 generic meds. Most of this are the really necessary ones for heart problems and such. Drs offices quite often will have samples to give to you while you are making arrangements to get your meds elsewhere. These don't cost the Drs anything and they are more than willing to help in this manner for quite awhile. Pharmaceutical companies will sometimes be able to help out also with some meds and have a program where they will even mail them to you. Ask your Dr or pharmacy about this program. Then there are various agencies such as the center for the aged and handicapped, some county offices (same place that helps with energy bills) and there may be more that I can't think of right now.

As for tithing ... I have said it many times and there are a number of threads on here about it. God is not going to expect you to give up eating or your health in any manner in order to tithe and keep in mind there are ways to give to the church and needy besides in cash.

I hope that maybe some of this will be of some help to you.

Jon-Marc, I agree 100% with Pastor Roger. My prayers are with you brother.

Double ditto for me.